mml - 2012 - fiksu_smartphone_tablet_final
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Smartphones are from Mars Tablets are from Venus
Jo Wightman Director of Client Services
Fiksu
Agenda
• The tablet opportunity • How to succeed at user acquisition for apps on
tablets v. smartphones - Differences - Challenges
• How to overcome challenges and be successful • Example of successful tablet app marketing
campaign
The Tablet Opportunity
• Tablets are reaching main stream penetration - 30% of US population will own a tablet in 2012 - iPad user base has grown 50% since last year
• 180k apps in the App Store - Approx. 30k new iPad apps/quarter or 20% growth - Keeping pace with growth in device base*
• In 2012, many new Android tablet devices released or will be released - Nexus 7 Tablet, Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, Microsoft
Surface
Demographics Differ
Source: Neilson
Demographics of Tablet and eReader Owners are Changing Age Distribution of Connected Device Owners
High Rates of in App Purchases
• Tablets have unique monetization potential - Average ecommerce order value for tablets is $123
compared to $80 on smartphone and $102 on computers
• Users are 3x more likely to purchase on tablet vs. smartphone - Tablets account for 20% of e-commerce sales and
yet only 9% of shoppers own tablets - 10% of iPad apps feature In-App Purchase vs 6% of
iPhone apps
Apple App Store Structure
• Worth noting that through iOS 5, there were differences in the structure of the App Store between iPad and iPhone/iPod
• Consistent experience now in iOS 6 - Watch Fiksu webinar
for more information on the numerous changes in iOS 6
Google Play
• Minor differences in Google Play for Tablets & Phones? - Staff Picks for Tablets - Endless scrolling for both phone/tablet
• Challenges - Google Play shows apps if they are compatible with
device but the app may not be optimized for device - Known user experience frustration
- Drives users to “Staff picks” and “Tablified Marketing HD” to discover apps
How to Overcome Challenges
• Apple App Store: Impact of rank - “Top 10, 25 & 50”
will fade with iOS 6 changes
• Google Play: Shout about your Tablet focus! - Include the words “HD” or “Tablet” in title & description - Aim to get 4 star rating or higher to attract Feature
Daily Downloads
Less Ad Network Inventory Available
• Fewer Ad impressions & opportunities - Tablet In-App Ad Impressions account for 15-20% total - Larger focus on rich media, video, brand marketing - More impressions available on mobile web, now
possible to track with Fiksu SDK • Challenge - Finding sufficient mobile ad traffic to meet goals - Reaching all Tablet devices (especially Android Tablets) - Driving sufficient volume to execute Burst campaign to
top ranks on iPad
Ad Inventory by Device
Source: Various Mobile Ad Networks
Source: Various Mobile Ad Networks
Rank Differences Between iPad & iPhone
Overall Rank
iPad Downloads/Day
iPhone/iPod Downloads/Day
iPad vs iPhone
Top 5 20,000 – 25,000 70,000 – 80,000 30 - 40%
Top 10 16,000 – 20,000 45,000 – 55,000 30 – 40%
Top 25 10,000 – 16,000 30,000 – 40,000 30 – 40%
Top 50 8,000 – 10,000 25,000 – 30,000 30 - 40%
Top 100 4,000 – 8,000 12,000 – 15,000 30 - 40%
Source: Fiksu
How to Overcome Ad Inventory Challenges
• Work with wide selection of ad networks to drive volume of downloads & meet goals - Target as many Ad Networks as practical - Include variety of inventory such as: Non-Incent Banner Ad
Networks, Mobile Web, RTB Exchanges, Incentivized Inventory
- With this approach, burst to Top 50 on iPad is possible • Constantly look for new opportunities - Engage with new ad networks & tracking technologies e.g.
Digital Fingerprinting for mobile web - E.g. Cross promote between different channels
Tablet Ad Campaigns Require Aggressive Optimization
• Ad statistics differ from smartphone app ads; on average: - Click through rates lower, Cost per Click higher, Conversion
Rates lower - However, this offset by higher value of tablet user
• Tablet apps have more success on certain ad networks - This might differ from ad networks used in smartphone app
strategy • Challenges: - Bottom line: What works for your smartphone app may not be the
best strategy for a tablet app - Aggressive optimization strategy is required to determine best ad
networks and achieve the greatest ROI
Ad Network Differences for Tablet Apps
Cost per Conversion vs Average
Source: Fiksu
Non-Incentivized Networks
Metric Click Through Rate Cost per Click Conversion Rate
iPad iPhone/iPod iPad iPhone/iPod iPad iPhone/
iPod
Non Incent (1) 0.86% 0.90% $0.25 $0.17 N/K N/K
Non Incent (2) 0.81% 0.45% $0.07 $0.07 3.40% 2.58%
Non Incent (3) 0.42% 0.50% $0.16 $0.15 6.67% 4.66%
Non Incent (4) 0.90% 0.77% N/K $0.05 N/K 1.28%
Non Incent (5) 0.24% 0.58% $0.08 $0.14 1.96% 8.43%
Non Incent (6) 0.87% 1.60% N/K $0.28 N/K 10.61%
Average* 0.68% 0.80% $0.14 $0.13 4.0% 5.0% Source: Fiksu * Excludes outlying data
Category Differences for Tablet Apps
Source: Fiksu
Cost per Conversion vs Average
The Unofficial Fiksu Loyal User Index for iPad
Cost per Loyal User Avg $2.72 (about double iPhone/iPod)
Source: Fiksu Note (1) : Methodology identical to what Fiksu uses for monthly Loyal User Index for iPhone/iPod
2012 Cost per Loyal User
$3.0 $3.0 $3.3 $3.2
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June
Release of 3rd Gen iPad March 2012
$2.3
$1.6
How to Overcome Ad Optimization Challenges
• Optimize according to platform - Track campaigns for tablet apps separately - Don’t assume what works on Phones will work on
Tablets - Adjust ad network spend and creative based on platform
• Use external benchmarks to assess results - Fiksu Loyal User Index for iPad suggests should be
paying $2 – 3 for Loyal User - Although this is 1.5 – 2x higher than iPhone/iPod, know
that users are 3x more likely to purchase on iPad
Case Study: iPad vs Android Tablet • Campaign executed on iPad & Android Tablet - Same app, same budget - Same goal to drive loyal app users
• iPad campaign proved very cost efficient & impactful - Cost per Conversion 1.5x lower on iPad - Total download volume 5x higher on iPad - Campaign duration 3x shorter on iPad
• Android Tablet campaign also successful including high % of returning users and excellent results compared to an average campaign on other devices
Case Study: Android Tablet Campaign
• £12.3k ($20k) Budget • 11k Conversions • 20k Downloads
Source: Fiksu campaign with a popular utility application; Note: Non-Incent Ad Networks only (1) Conversion Rate = Conversions / Clicks (2) Returning Users = Users who have opened 3 or more times
• Rank 100 in Category • 3 week duration • 1 Conversion : 1 Organic
6.0% £.95 ($1.55) 56%
4.2% £1.25 ($2.03) 62%
3.2% £1.68 ($2.72) 43%
Conversion Rate Cost/Conversion Returning Users
Case Study: iPad Campaign
• £12.3 ($20k) Budget • 25k Conversions • 126k Downloads
Source: Fiksu campaign with a popular utility application; Note: Non-Incent Ad Networks only (1) Conversion Rate = Conversions / Clicks (2) Returning Users = Users who have opened 3 or more times
• Rank 60 Overall • 10 days duration • 1 Conversion : 5 Organics
Returning Users 7.2% £.65 ($1.06) 48%
4.5% £1.00 ($1.62) 48%
4.3% £1.15 ($1.86) 48%
Conversion Rate Cost/Conversion Returning Users
How Fiksu Can Help Your Tablet App Marketing
• Target by device – iPad, Android devices - Wide variety of categories – e.g. Books, Games, Catalogs,
Social Networking, Lifestyle, Photo, Sports, Travel, Utility… • Fiksu for Mobile Apps - Broadest access to inventory - 40 networks, exchanges - Traditional Banners, Rich Media, Video ad units - Incentivized and Non-incentivized sources
- Optimize on loyal users who drive ROI for tablet apps • FreeMyApps Incentivized Service - Highly successful track record with iPad apps - Build rank, visibility
If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]
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